Smoke device for curing meats.



No. 652,53i. Patented June 26, |900. L. H. CARLSON.

SMOKE DEVICE FOR CURING MEATS.

(Application led Oct. 4, 1899.)

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SMOKE DEVICE FOR CURING MEATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 652,531, dated .Tune26, 1900.

Application filed October 4, 1899.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, LARs HENNING CARL- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lorain, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio,have invented a new and useful Device for Smoking Meats, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and convenient methodof curing meats by smoking same without heating the meats or havingnoxious vapors of combustion brought in contact with the meats whilebein g cured and at the same time be simple and inexpensive in itsoperations. I attain the object of my invention by means of themechaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is a front elevation ofmy device; Fig. 2, a cross-cut sectional view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 aplan sectional view of Fig. 2 on the dotted lines Similar letters referto similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents a box or receptacle of suitable size for receiving themeat, which is made sufficiently tight to retain smoke. It is providedwith a door a and may be provided with legs a' a' or other supports forraising same any desired height from the floor or ground. Underneath thebottom and secured to said part A is an inverted-cone or hopper shapedliue B, the upper end opening into an opening a", provided in the Iioorof the box partA, and the lower end connected with and secured to acombustion tube or device for fuel C, con sisting, preferably, of ametallic tube with the upper side cut away Where same passes through theflue B. Inside of the part C may be constructed a conveyer c forconveying fuel through the tube C and removing ashes or charred fuel asdesired. A cap C' may be provided for closing'one end of the tube C whendesired, and a hopper c" attached to the other end for more convenientlyintroducing Serial No. 732,473. (No model.)

or feeding fuel into the tube O. A crankshaft 0' may be attached to theconveyer c for more conveniently operating same.

Centrally underneath the flue B and below and outside of the tube C maybe arranged any suitable heating device, as a lamp, gasjet,gasolene-burner D, or furnace of any kind that will furnish the amountof heat desired. Sawdust is preferably used in the fuel-tube C forproducing smoke.

a" represents cross-bars on which the meat to be cured may be laid, orother Well-known devices may be used for holding the meat in propersituation.

The operation of myinvention is as follows, to Wit: The meat to be curedis placed in the box A, the fuel-tube C and hopper c"` filled withwood-sawdust, and heat applied underneath the central part of saidfuel-tube of suiicient intensity to make the sawdust Within said tubesmolder and smoke, as desired, and which can in a measure be regulatedby adjustment of the cap C. VVheIrv ever the fuel is sufficientlyconsumed to be inefficient, the ashes and charred parts can be removedby means of the conveyer c and at the same time a fresh supply broughtover the heated portion of tube C to be converted into smoke and saidoperations continued so long as may be necessary.

Having fully described my invention and its operations, WhatI claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, ism-The combustion-tube C provided with the conveyer c whereby the fuel maybe fed through same and the ashes and charred fuel removed incombination with the box A conn nected by means of the flue B, all asabove set forth and substantially as described.

LARS HENNIN G CARLSON.

Witnesses:

F. M. STEVENS, MABEL R. COPAS.

